Chapter Eleven

Caliegh's POV

Just by seeing her rush off like that make me suspect something had to be up. On the inside, I was worrying like crazy about my sister. On the outside, however, I was keeping my focus on Lukas. He had kissed me, for goodness sake! That was my first kiss! And it was with one of the hottest guys in the school…oh yes, life was good. Now I don't really like it when the couple kisses on the first date. So you would think I hated it that Lukas had kissed me when we weren't even dating? Yeah, it got on my nerves. But, hey. It was worth it.

We had gone back to the lunchroom, both of us in a daze. I didn't even realize I was holding his hand tightly until he dragged me back to his own table and Tino's gaze lowered to our hands and he grinned. "Lukas!" He gasped when we sat down, and a light blush crossed his cheeks. He, however, still held my hand under the table. Aw. "You didn't tell us you had a girlfriend!"

"I just asked her out…" He muttered, the hold on my hand tightening. I wonder if it was something he did if he was nervous. I glanced at his brother Emil, who was looking at me as if he was judging whether or not I was good for his big brother. He had the same pale skin as his brother, except his hair was paler, almost as white as Gilbert's. His eyes were also more violet than Lukas's. While Lukas's eyes were almost a light blue-purple and vacant, Emil's were a deep purple and filled with passion, though on the outside he seemed cold.

I need to like, not check out my boyfriend's brother. That's weird.

Anyways, after what seemed like forever, Emil finally glanced away and stared out the window. He really seemed like he didn't want to be there. At all. I didn't blame him; I only sat with the Trio because Matthew sat there. But I have a feeling we won't be sitting there much anymore, especially since I was now dating Lukas. One of the Nordic guys. A hot Nordic guy, at that.

After getting to know the guys, I figured that I'd enjoy sitting here much more than I did with Gilbert, Francis, and Antonio. …Then again, I didn't really have anything against Antonio. But you get the point. I mentally decided that I wouldn't bring him to my table for meals; I would always just sit at his table. Yes…that seemed nice.

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A few days later, I was sitting at the dresser in the dorm, peering at my reflection in the mirror. I couldn't decide whether to pull my bangs back in a clip on the right or left. I eventually settled for left, and pinned the hair back in a clip on the side of my head. I sprayed a light layer of my cherry blossom scented perfume on, then once again gazed at my reflection. Was I missing anything? Oh yes! I pulled open a drawer, frantically searching for a pair of earrings, even though I hadn't worn earrings in maybe three whole months.

Why was I actually attempting to make myself look nice, you ask?

Because tonight, I had a date with Lukas Bondevik.

We decided to go to the garden tonight since it was Friday and we didn't have school the next day, so I at least had to make myself look a little girly. I glanced at the clock on my nightstand. The numbers flashed, "6:21". Already?! I had four minutes to finish before he came to pick me up! I quickly slid the earrings in, then slipped on a pair of flats just as I heard a knock on the dorm door. "Coming!" I sang, making my way to the door. Gabby looked up from her homework, tilting her head slightly.

"And where are you going?" She asked, perching her chin in her hands.

"Date with Lukas." I said, opening the door. And indeed, it was Lukas. And damn, was he adorable. He was wearing a casual white shirt with blue vertical stripes, unbuttoned to reveal a light blue t-shirt underneath. He leaned against the doorframe, crossing his arms and looking down at me.

"You ready to go?" I nodded, and he took my hand and led me out into the hall. "You look nice." He said. I felt myself blush as I gazed up at him.

"Thanks. You do, too." Being this close to him, I could tell that he had put on some kind of cologne. And it smelled like heaven. An awkward silence settled upon us as we walked. Just to say something, I said, "I like your cologne." Why, I have no idea. I think I've only said that to a guy once, and that was my best friend in eighth grade. So it wasn't awkward. He looked down at me.

"Thank you. Yours smells nice, as well. Flowery." I nodded. He got it right on. We walked down the stairway hand-in-hand. It all felt like a dream, being with him. To the people we walked by, we'd be a couple. It was nice, being thought of that way. We made our way out the back door, down the steps, and out to the back garden. We found ourselves in the field of trees in the garden, and he silently pointed to a spot underneath one of the trees. We were fairly far away from any other people, so I agreed with him and sat on the grass, leaning against the trunk. He sat next to me, stretching his long legs out in front of him. Outdoor lamps had been strung through several of the branches on the trees, so even though it was getting dark, there was still plenty of light for us both to see. It was almost cheesy-romantic, but I still loved it.

In the silence, I heard the sound of pages of a big being flipped. I turned to Lukas, confused, but I saw that he had taken out one of his Norse books. A smile formed on my lips, thinking back to when I had first realized my attraction for the Norwegian. He had read from one of his books to me, translating the words so that I could understand them.

"Shall we?" He spoke, tapping the page of the book with his pointer finger. I nodded, moving closer to him so that we were rather close. He began reading as he usually does, and this time I could sit closer to him than usually since we were, you know, dating. This story he was reading to me was a rather sweet one. A happily married couple suffered a fire that burned their house, killing the wife. The wife, it turns out, was pregnant with twins.

It was saddening, and that was as far as we had gotten into the story, for the clock tower in the school chimed nine. Had it really been that long? I didn't notice my head was on his shoulder, my eyelids dropping. I sighed tiredly as he closed his book, letting my eyes close. He wrapped an arm around my shoulder, lightly rubbing my arm. "Come on, we should get to bed." From the tone of his voice, I could tell he was also tired, and I could never get enough of the Norwegian accent he spoke in. I opened my eyes, looking up at him. He was actually smiling. What was this?! …Okay, it was cute, so I'm not complaining.

I nodded. Lukas stood up, then offered his hand to me. I gratefully took it, using his weight as a brace to pull myself up. Surprisingly, he still had the small smile on his lips. Seeing him smile just made me smile, so we probably looked like a ditzy little couple that was so in love that it would take everything to separate us.

Which, secretly, I hoped we'd eventually be that way one day.

He dropped me off at my dorm, and I smiled as I had opened the door. I paused when I realized he hadn't left, and a small squeak escaped my lips when I felt his arms wrap around my waist and pull me towards him, pressing his lips to mine. My eyes widened, but slowly closed as I leaned into him, kissing him back. His sweet lips…oh, how I could kiss them forever. I linked my arms around his neck, and he tightened his hug on me, pulling us as close together as we could possibly be. The way he moved his lips against mine just sent chills through my whole body, but I returned the pressure and ignored the fact that the door had opened wider and my sister was standing there in pure shock.

"Ah, you gonna come in…Kay?" Lukas pulled away from me, but kept his arms around me. I looked at Gabby, my eyes widening slightly behind my glasses. I separated myself from him, regaining my composure and clearing my throat.

"Yes, of course." Gabby walked away from the door, leaving me and Lukas alone again. I turned to him again, smiling softly. "Good night, Lukas." I said, putting my hand on the doorknob. I leaned against the door.

"God natt, Kay." He said softly, lightly pecking my cheek. I blushed, watching him walk down the hall. I watched him until he turned a corner, then I sighed happily and pushed open the door, falling face-first onto my bed.

"IIIIII'M IN LOOOOOOVE!" I sang into the comforter.

"Hey, Caliegh! Are you in love?" I heard Gabby's voice from her own bed, and I nodded, rolling onto my back and grinning like an idiot.

"Oh, he is wonderful, Gabby…He's amazing. He's so sweet, he's…he's perfect." I lightly ran my fingertips along my lips, smiling. He really kissed me…! And more passionately than last time…

Oh my gosh. I was so in love with Lukas.